For this month, I have decided to participate in a challenge entitled #WIPJOY that is displayed to your left. Every day there is a recommendation on what you are to post about your work in progress (aka WIP). Today's challenge is to describe your WIP as a blurb, a genre, and provide a visual.
The Shrine War is a blended novel that consists of three novellas: The Shrine War, The Inugami, and Incident at a Japanese Inn. Taking place in present day Japan it starts on the island of Hokkaido and ends in a supernaturally concealed inn located near the the city of Aso in southern Japan.
A fantasy, most of the characters are not human, but are derived from Japanese mythology such as kitsune, inugami, and a host of others.
To the right is an artistic interpretation of Hoso, one of the characters who appears in the first third of The Shrine War and then later reappears in Incident at a Japanese Inn.
Tomorrow, I will talk about the backstory of my current WIP and my goals for the novel.
Until then, have a pleasant day.
This sounds super interesting! I don't think Japanese mythology is used enough in Western fiction.
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